CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Jan. 31, 2011) — In an effort to increase its operational strength in the Midwest and Great Lakes areas, American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. (ATD) opened a 98,000-sq.-ft. distribution center and 135,000-sq.-ft. redistribution facility Jan. 31 near Chicago.
The state-of-the-art distribution center, located in McCook, Ill., will service tire and wheel retailers in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, ATD said. The redistribution facility, also located in McCook, will supply products to ATD's distribution centers in the Central U.S., including recently opened facilities in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
“This new distribution center will provide dealers in and around Chicago with a broad array of products and brands coupled with the high level of service we strive to provide our customers,” said William Berry, ATD's president and CEO.